draggle

4 definitions found

draggle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Draggle \Drag"gle\ (dr[a^]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draggled
     (dr[a^]g"g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Draggling
     (dr[a^]g"gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. Drawl.]
     To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass;
     to drabble; to trail. --Gray.
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           With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench.
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  Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. i.
     To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being
     dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. --Hudibras.
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draggle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  draggle
      v 1: make wet and dirty, as from rain [syn: bedraggle,
           draggle]

draggle - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "draggle":
     bag, bedrabble, bedraggle, cascade, daggle, dangle, depend,
     drabble, drag, drape, draw, droop, fall, flap, flop, flow, hale,
     hang, hang down, haul, heave, lop, lug, nod, pend, pull, sag,
     snake, swag, swing, take in tow, tow, trail, train, traipse, trawl,
     troll, tug, weep